The University of Osaka · Engineering
Professor Yoshinori Yamaguchi's research lab specializes in microfluidic systems and analytical chemistry, with a focus on developing portable, integrated diagnostic devices for rapid and accurate pathogen detection. The lab pioneers innovative continuous flow PCR (CF-PCR) microfluidic chips that combine DNA amplification with on-chip electrophoresis, enabling point-of-care diagnostics with minimal sample handling and reduced risk of contamination. Key research directions include the design of all-in-one microfluidic biochips, optimization of multiplex PCR for periodontal pathogens, and the development of novel emulsion polymerization techniques for magnetic nanocomposite materials. The lab also explores advanced analytical methods such as in-capillary denaturing electrophoresis for RNA analysis using strong, biocompatible denaturants.
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Current continuous flow polymerase chain reaction (CF-PCR) microfluidic chips require external precision syringe pumps and off-line methods (e.g., electrophoresis and hybridization) to detect PCR products, resulting in complex operations and possible cross-contamination and consequently CF-PCR is still confined to laboratories. Herein, a portable all-in-one microfluidic device is fabricated for rapid diagnosis of pathogens based on an integrated CF-PCR and electrophoresis biochip. A new method w
Abstract A hybrid emulsion polymerization was formulated for synthesizing Fe 3 O 4 /polystyrene composite latex. This system, containing binary droplets that are magnetic (Mag)‐droplets with a diameter of 100–200 nm and styrene (St)‐droplets with a diameter of 3–4 μm, was obtained by mixing Mag‐miniemulsion and St‐macroemulsion. With extremely low surfactants concentration (≪critical micelle concentration, CMC), the nucleated loci are selectively controlled in the Mag‐droplets, as the result of
The concept of time to place conversion makes using a continuous flow polymerase chain reaction (CF-PCR) microfluidic chip an ideal way to reduce the time required for amplification of target genes; however, it also brings about low throughput amplicons. Although multiplex PCR can simultaneously amplify more than one target gene in the chip, it may easily induce false positives because of cross-reactions. To circumvent this problem, we herein fabricated a microfluidic system based on a CF-PCR ar
Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.g), Treponema denticola (T.d), and Tannerella forsythia (T.f) are believed to be the major periodontal pathogens that cause gingivitis, which affects 50-90% of adults worldwide. Microfluidic chips based on continuous flow PCR (CF-PCR) are an ideal alternative to a traditional thermal cycler, because it can effectively reduce the time needed for temperature transformation. Herein, we explored multi-PCR of P.g, T.d and T.f using a CF-PCR microfluidic chip for the first
In this paper, a Lisp-based data-driven machine with a novel parallel control mechanism and its performance evaluation are presented. The proposed control mechanism is the natural extension of a data-driven scheme to function evaluation and is achieved by packet communication architecture. First, the organization of the data-driven machine is described and, then the results of the simulation studies are shown which confirm the effectiveness of the control mechanism. The performance characteristi
A strong denaturant to cleave intramolecular hydrogen bonds in RNA is required for RNA size separation in a small sample volume (<10 nL). We found that carboxylic acids were strong denaturants for RNA and the RNA separation performance was dramatically improved by capillary electrophoresis with a sieving matrix containing acetic acid. We revealed that the denaturing ability of 2.0 M acetic acid was stronger than that of either 2.5 M formaldehyde or 7.0 M urea by estimating DNA melting temperatur
The selection of sieving polymer for RNA fragments separation by capillary electrophoresis is imperative. We investigated the separation of RNA fragments ranged from 100 to 10,000 nt in polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polyethylene oxide (PEO) solutions with different molecular weight and different concentration. We found that the separation performance of the small RNA fragments (<1000 nt) was improved with the increase of polymer concentration, whereas the separation performance for the large one
We evaluated the mesh size and homogeneity of polymer network by dynamic light scattering and discussed the relationship between the physical properties of polymer network and the protein separation behavior by capillary polymer electrophoresis. We compared three kinds of sieving polymers in solutions with a wide range of molecular weights and concentrations: polyacrylamide and polyethylene oxide as flexible polymers, and hydroxyethyl cellulose as a semiflexible polymer. We found that the mobili
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